2006 NHL Draft
Oskar Osala in the 2006 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Oskar Osala 97th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 4.
He was the third of the 13 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 97
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 4
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 94–100 in the 2006 draft
- 94Ryan TurekCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 95Ben ShutronDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 96Joe PalmerGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 97Oskar OsalaL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 98James DeloryDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 99James ReimerG540 GP · 232 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 100Rhett RakhshaniR7 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
3rd
of 13 Finns selected
56th
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 15Riku HeleniusG1 GP · 0 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 60Jesse JoensuuL129 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 97Oskar OsalaL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 101Joonas LehtivuoriDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 105Niko SnellmanFNSHNashville Predators
- 129Robert NyholmRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 132Niko HovinenGMINMinnesota Wild
- 149Juuso PuustinenRCGYCalgary Flames
- 150Max WarnLDALDallas Stars
- 156Jan-Mikael JuutilainenCCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Oskar Osala made his NHL debut on December 10, 2008, 2 years and 169 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2006 draft
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 23Semyon VarlamovG626 GP · 290 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Michal NeuvirthG256 GP · 104 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Francois BouchardRWSHWashington Capitals
- 52Keith SeabrookDWSHWashington Capitals
- 97Oskar OsalaL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 122Luke LynesFWSHWashington Capitals
- 127Maxime LacroixLWSHWashington Capitals
- 157Brent GwidtCWSHWashington Capitals
- 177Mathieu PerreaultC708 GP · 352 PWSHWashington Capitals